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Technical Recruiting Project Manager

Location: McLean, Virginia
Job ID R236964 Updated date 02/27/2026
Technical Recruiting Project Manager

We’re seeking a strategic and innovative Technical Recruiting Project Manager - Individual Contributor (IC) to report to the Senior Director of Technical Recruiting Strategy & Operations, with a particular focus on BizOps and technical talent. This role will support accelerating Capital One’s position as an employer of choice in an evolving talent market through influencing, transforming, and optimizing Technical Recruiting enablement functions. 

We value solution-oriented team players who seek to influence without authority. The ideal candidate will be invigorated by the opportunity to influence strategic horizontal decisions using a data-backed approach. They will combine data-driven decision making with experimental approaches to amplify recruiting capabilities and efficiencies, particularly with workforce planning, staffing strategy, talent and performance management. We are seeking a candidate who is comfortable with ambiguity. They will have cultivated data & reporting and project management knowledge, a proven track record with influencing horizontal stakeholders through excellent communication skills, as well as demonstrated well-managed leadership skills. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, and innovative approaches to help Capital One meet its ambitious hiring goals while maintaining high quality risk and compliance standards. They will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities while driving continuous improvement at scale. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of technical talent acquisition at Capital One and make a significant impact on the organization's growth and success to hire top tier talent.

Key Responsibilities:

Resource Planning & Workforce Planning

  • Activate and optimize comprehensive staffing strategies aligned with Capital One's global expansion goals to monitor hiring initiatives across technical functions

  • Partner with Tech recruiting leaders to align hiring needs and develop staffing plans for recruitment resources

  • Influence and implement innovative staffing strategies to support delivery leaders in meeting  hiring targets

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities within existing tools and processes 

  • Design and implement data intelligence recruiting approaches to improve efficiency 

  • Develop metrics and analytics frameworks to measure experiment outcomes

  • Scale successful horizontal initiatives across the global recruiting organization

Project Management Reporting & Analysis

  • Partner on project management governance to ensure analysis incorporates risks

  • Build and maintain comprehensive unified data intelligence products

  • Optimize data-driven decision making leveraging reporting recruiting frameworks 

  • Analyze analytical hiring patterns and talent strategies

  • Influence partner teams with predictive models for Tech recruiting staffing strategies 

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or military experience

  • At least 5 years of experience in technical recruiting or HR operations

  • At least 3 years of experience with recruitment technologies and CRM systems

  • At least 3 years of experience with data analytics and operational metrics for a recruiting organization

Preferred Qualifications 

  • 3+ years of experience with data visualization

  • 2+ years experience with process improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean, etc.)

  • Strong opex financial management skills

  • Demonstrated delivery in project management and agile methodologies

  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders through data-backed proposals and products

  • Proven track record of implementing strategic and operational excellence initiatives

  • Experience designing and analyzing recruiting project management products

  • Experience improving recruiter productivity and global recruiting operations

  • Knowledge of current recruiting technologies and horizontal trends

  • Experience with data-driven project and product design and implementation

  • Track record of implementing successful strategies in a large-scale environment

  • Demonstrated proven deep expertise in optimizing large-scale strategic workflows

  • Track record of implementing innovative recruiting data and reporting solutions 

  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights

  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities

  • Advanced proficiency in data visualization and reporting tools

  • Change management and data-driven program development experience

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

McLean, VA: $151,900 - $173,400 for Manager, Project Management


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.

No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.

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